Kim Mulkey to LSU [merged thread]

[Plebe]

Good lord almighty. Only on the BY does a thread like this get disrupted by a hairsplitting claim that LA (that’s Louisiana) isn’t her true home state.

 

[Plebe]

I can’t get over the fact that she won only one championship with Brittney Greiner.
Only one.
Major failure to utilize that once in a lifetime big.
Sorry.

Well, you better put in an urgent call to the LSU AD before he throws away a truckload of millions on a crummy two-bit coach!

 

[Jackalope]

. She has the roster set up to compete for a natty next year. LSU will take 2-3 years to fix.

Key Baylor Players enter Transfer Portal. Boom! She has an LSU roster set up to compete for a natty next year!

 

[SECbbfan24]

Key Baylor Players enter Transfer Portal. Boom! She has an LSU roster set up to compete for a natty next year!

Maybe, Pointer is good enough for Kim's system but Aifuwa is no Smith or Egbo, although she would probably get way better coaching under Kim than she did under Fargas.

 

[MilfordHusky]

If Kim leaves, who gets the Baylor job? Would that mean that Vic loads up on Texas HS talent?

 

[Stymie]

Well, you better put in an urgent call to the LSU AD before he throws away a truckload of millions on a crummy two-bit coach!

A)-not my job.
B)- making boatloads at Baylor already
C)-never called her a crummy, two-bit Coach Sorry if my opinion offends you.
Not really.....

 

[southofnorth]

I can’t get over the fact that she won only one championship with Brittney Greiner.
Only one.
Major failure to utilize that once in a lifetime big.
Sorry.

Not saying this is the entire reason, but don’t forget how poorly they officiated Griner. Look no further than the 2013 NCAA Tourney game against Louisville where they were allowed to do whatever they wanted to her (primarily in the first half) and get away with it. Not saying she would’ve won in 2013 (there were still plenty of games left after that), but that’s just one example of how the officials made Griner so much less effective than she could’ve been and potentially kept them from winning at least one more title.

 

[rip7774]

Key Baylor Players enter Transfer Portal. Boom! She has an LSU roster set up to compete for a natty next year!

Does anyone have a link to who’s in the women’s portal? Thx

 

[BRS24]

Does anyone have a link to who’s in the women’s portal? Thx

This is what I found:
"When providing access to the transfer portal for coaching or staff members, by default, the individual will have view only privileges. Edit privileges should only be provided to individuals who will enter and update the student's record"

 

[ochoopsfan]

Does anyone have a link to who’s in the women’s portal? Thx

On twitter @Raoul000 updates and lists the players. New entries are in Red
His blog listing is below

Women’s Basketball Transfers: Fall 2020–Summer 2021 - WBB Blog

Continuously updated rundown of women's basketball transfers and potential transfers (transfer portal) from D-I schools, from fall 2020 to summer 2021

wbbblog.com

 

[Plebe]

I can’t get over the fact that she won only one championship with Brittney Greiner.
Only one.
Major failure to utilize that once in a lifetime big.
Sorry.

A)-not my job.
B)- making boatloads at Baylor already
C)-never called her a crummy, two-bit Coach Sorry if my opinion offends you.
Not really.....

Not offensive in the slightest; just a bit irrelevant, trifling, reductionist, and severely over-litigated at this point. You gave your opinion, I gave mine. That's how things work on a forum.

NCAA tournament is a one-and-done format. Upsets happen to even the greatest coaches and the greatest players. Geno and UConn have been on the receiving end of a few of those: Iowa State, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, and now Arizona have won games that they were supposed to have no business winning. Cue the "any given day" cliche.

The 2013 loss to Louisville was, to say the least, an outlier. But in general, outside of Sims, Griner was essentially surrounded by role players, and Sims was only a freshman in the 2011 loss to A&M. Would the immaculate Stewie have won 4 titles if not flanked by the #2 and #3 WNBA draft picks, not to mention several other All-Americans, throughout her career? Food for thought.

Heck, I LOVE giving Kim grief over all kinds of stuff, but I do so playfully. She's more than earned her recognition as one of the great coaches of our day.

 

[UcMiami]

Does anyone have a link to who’s in the women’s portal? Thx

Raoul - no idea who he is, but he maintains a series of blogs on the women's game that are listed in on his twitter home:

https://twitter.com/raoul_000?lang=en

The 2020-2021 transfer link is all transfers he knows of broken down by school starting at the beginning of the fall semester. It appears to be comprhensive and is the source for most casual people referencing transfer totals - he updates it with transfer to schools as well when they are announced.

Women’s Basketball Transfers: Fall 2020–Summer 2021 - WBB Blog

Continuously updated rundown of women's basketball transfers and potential transfers (transfer portal) from D-I schools, from fall 2020 to summer 2021

wbbblog.com

 

[Wally East]

I can’t get over the fact that she won only one championship with Brittney Greiner.
Only one.
Major failure to utilize that once in a lifetime big.
Sorry.

And Geno only won 1 title with three NPOYs and a runner-up -- Rebecca, Kara, Jen, and Nykesha.

Things happen.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Kim's Twitter Account still shows Baylor as of 11:30 AM Today

 

[Plebe]

Kim's Twitter Account still shows Baylor as of 11:30 AM Today

 

[rt bb fan]

Why would Mulkey leave Baylor at this stage of her career, to start over and try and build a new program? Doesn't make sense.

 

[FedupFred]

This thread appears to be something that dropped out of the south end of a north bound elephant

 

[oldude]

Just wondering if Kim is pulling a “Jeff Walz “ here, by feeding the narrative that she is considering taking the LSU job in order to squeeze a few more $$$ out of Baylor.

 

[Longtime fan]

Some in the Know are saying its a done deal. Its possible that Kim is looking for new challenges and going back home to Louisiana would meet that need. I don't think Kim would be able to out recruit Dawn and become the face of the SEC. She won't have the success that she had at Baylor at LSU

Maybe Kim already has Cardosa ( from SU ) in her pocket. It would be great to see LSU back in the hunt.

 

[trb123]

Kim Mulkey is negotiating her right to knock any parent right in the face who will never send his/her daughter to LSU. Once she secures this right, she will move to LSU.

 

[huskeynut]

Why would Mulkey leave Baylor at this stage of her career, to start over and try and build a new program? Doesn't make sense.

If you have ever built a program from the ground up, whether it be a sports team/ program or a band or choral program from the ground up you would understand Kim's potential move.

For those like Kim, and others, there is a desire, a fire from within that drives you. That desire to build another Top 5 program could be the driving force, especially in the state you grew up in, and played high school and college and began her coaching career.

I built two band programs over my 30+ years in education. I understand that inner fire.

 

[Adriacus]

Every couple of years, Mulkey creates some perceived slight to use as leverage to force the Baylor admin to increase: her pay, associate coaches pay, WBB budget, etc. Baylor is [supposedly] the only school where the WBB offices and facilities are substantially larger and nicer than the MBB coaches/team have. Mulkey grossed over $2.8 million in 2019 [last year reported (after salary and bonuses)]. Mulkey also likes being the big dog in the kennel. The day after the MBB team wins the Natty, Kim creates the current storm [about the selection (from two final sites) of the new Field House location and its design]. The admin [given the history, the timing, and the COVID budget issues] reached an “enough is enough” point and told her No in a firm manner. She has been less than receptive to that response. The damage is done.

 

[BobbyJ]

Every couple of years, Mulkey creates some perceived slight to use as leverage to force the Baylor admin to increase: her pay, associate coaches pay, WBB budget, etc. Baylor is [supposedly] the only school where the WBB offices and facilities are substantially larger and nicer than the MBB coaches/team have. Mulkey grossed over $2.8 million in 2019 [last year reported (after salary and bonuses)]. Mulkey also likes being the big dog in the kennel. The day after the MBB team wins the Natty, Kim creates the current storm [about the selection (from two final sites) of the new Field House location and its design]. The admin [given the history, the timing, and the COVID budget issues] reached an “enough is enough” point and told her No in a firm manner. She has been less than receptive to that response. The damage is done.

That's an interesting take and fits my outsider's image of her. You're a Baylor supporter aren't you?

 

[Shaffer0011]

Update

Sources: Kim Mulkey, LSU nearing deal for Louisiana homecoming

LSU could announce as early as next week its replacement for LSU women’s hoops coach Nikki Fargas and sources have insinuated it will be Kim Mulkey.

www.wbrz.com

 

[SECbbfan24]

All but officially confirmed: Kim Mulkey is headed to LSU. I wish her all the best. If you’re a Baylor fan who’s acting happy she’s leaving, you’re a fool. I don’t know another way to say that. I hope this is all leveraging and that she stays. But if not, dang... what a blow.

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